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Even antiques don't faze us here, at ~10 years old, I'd think it's just tired. I'll suggest checking the operation of the HDD using SeaTools for DOS http
/www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-dos-master/ You might try replacing the CMOS battery (not the regular battery, the one on the motherboard) as that sometimes can cause issues
Personally, I'd look over the motherboard for blown capacitors and burnt or blown IC chips but I wouldn't hold out hope for recovery of a system that old, I lost my IBM ThinkPad* at the tender age of 7 - it died of unknown causes (I didn't repair hardware in those days)
Good luck
*my favorite laptop to date
Even antiques don't faze us here, at ~10 years old, I'd think it's just tired. I'll suggest checking the operation of the HDD using SeaTools for DOS http
/www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-dos-master/ You might try replacing the CMOS battery (not the regular battery, the one on the motherboard) as that sometimes can cause issuesPersonally, I'd look over the motherboard for blown capacitors and burnt or blown IC chips but I wouldn't hold out hope for recovery of a system that old, I lost my IBM ThinkPad* at the tender age of 7 - it died of unknown causes (I didn't repair hardware in those days)
Good luck
*my favorite laptop to date
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Welcome to Tom's Hardware Forums,
Even antiques don't faze us here, at ~10 years old, I'd think it's just tired. I'll suggest checking the operation of the HDD using SeaTools for DOS http/www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-dos-master/ You might try replacing the CMOS battery (not the regular battery, the one on the motherboard) as that sometimes can cause issues
Personally, I'd look over the motherboard for blown capacitors and burnt or blown IC chips but I wouldn't hold out hope for recovery of a system that old, I lost my IBM ThinkPad* at the tender age of 7 - it died of unknown causes (I didn't repair hardware in those days)
Good luck
*my favorite laptop to date
Even antiques don't faze us here, at ~10 years old, I'd think it's just tired. I'll suggest checking the operation of the HDD using SeaTools for DOS http
/www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-dos-master/ You might try replacing the CMOS battery (not the regular battery, the one on the motherboard) as that sometimes can cause issuesPersonally, I'd look over the motherboard for blown capacitors and burnt or blown IC chips but I wouldn't hold out hope for recovery of a system that old, I lost my IBM ThinkPad* at the tender age of 7 - it died of unknown causes (I didn't repair hardware in those days)
Good luck
*my favorite laptop to date
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